The developer, Vista Equities Group, is placing the $50 million project in the heart of Cinco Ranch, a 7,000-acre master-planned community in Katy.

Construction is slated to begin in December, with a projected grand opening in October 2006, Vista Equities President Woody Mann said.

"It's going to be a tremendous asset for the whole west Houston/Katy community," Mann said.

"When you look at the Grand Parkway corridor, from (Interstate 10) to the Westpark Toll Road, that area has a higher household income, higher population and more home sales than The Woodlands," he said. "It's just a great area."